Missing Person

Another Black Teen is Missing — Possible Trafficking Victim

Police do little to help

Sherrell Writes
Quest for the Forgotten
2 min readMar 30, 2022

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Alicia is a missing 15-year-old from Sacramento that is possibly a trafficking victim. Image from the Black and Missing Foundation

Alicia Aaliyah Marie Bryant, 15, disappeared on March 11 and hasn’t been seen since. Bryant is missing out of the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, and her family is worried she could be a victim of human trafficking.

From a plea for answers that has gotten over 30,000 shares on Facebook, the family has received several tips that led them to a Motel 6 Between Stockton Boulevard and Power Inn Road in the Southern Sacramento region. The family performed their own stakeout, keeping the hotel under 24-hour surveillance over a weekend because they believed that Alicia was being held in a room against her will.

The family then called 911 requesting officers. However, upon arrival, the officers failed at entering the room. Deputies left, with the family no closer to getting Alicia home. The sheriff’s office has since claimed that they, could not find evidence connecting the teen to Motel 6.

Though the police are still actively investigating, Alicia’s mother, Marlene Davis, heart breaks even more with the absence of answers to her daughter’s whereabouts.

In a press conference with KRCA, Davis shared,

I just want to speak to my…

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Sherrell Writes
Quest for the Forgotten

I am a new Freelancer who is documenting her journey for others that feel like they have no idea what they're doing.